Welcome to the UC Santa Cruz Postdocs Association webpage!

The USPA is a postdoctoral-led organization that aims to provide career training and resources to postdoctoral scholars here at UC Santa Cruz. Each year the USPA organizes a symposium, and a series of workshops to highlight postdoctoral research, provides postdocs with career planning support, and build a stronger postdoc community.  Our goal is to create a welcoming environment for new postdocs and a supportive group of peers to navigate this pivotal career stage together.

The USPA is part of the larger network of Bay Area Postdocs.

Activities of USPA include:

  • postdoc science and social hour
  • career development workshops
  • annual symposium

Check out our upcoming events and:

Latest from USPA

Industry Job Search Workshop 2021 (Organized by Div. of Grad. Studies)

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The Division of Graduate Studies is offering a workshop around looking for a job in the industry (co-sponsored by USPA). Listen to alumni telling you how they got their jobs in the tech industry!
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When: Thursday, June 3 12:00–1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Registration is required: Register to How’d You Get That Job?!

Academic Job Search Workshops 2021 (Organized by Div. of Grad. Studies)

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The Division of Graduate Studies is offering workshops on the Academic Job search (co-sponsored by USPA).
Registration is required: please see this link for an overview and registration: https://graddiv.ucsc.edu/grad-horizons/academic-job-search.html
  • Writing the Diversity Statement
    Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
  • Preparing the Teaching Statement and Portfolio
    Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
  • Writing the Research Statement
    Thursday, May 6 2021, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
  • Writing the CV
    Friday, May 7 2021, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
      

Registration now open for the UCSC USPA Symposium 2021!

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We are delighted to announce that the UCSC STEAM Postdoc Symposium will take place on Tuesday May 25, 2021, and will be a virtual afternoon event. 
Registration is now OPEN, and we encourage you to do so as soon as possible: https://forms.gle/yk9r5m3qdiaWxDXN9
The last year has been a strange and challenging one, but we see this as an excellent occasion to stop and celebrate the academic and research achievements of the postdocs and graduate students at UCSC. Postdocs and graduate students from all departments are highly encouraged to submit abstracts for posters and talks. Please note that all talks and posters should be simple and clear as this is a very broad audience. The deadline for abstract submission is April 23, 2021.

Academic Job Chalk Talk Workshop II – 2021

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When: Wednesday 3/24 11am-12pm

Where: Zoom

Chalk Talk Presenter: John Dzimianski, UCSC Postdoc in Biomolecular Engineering

Description: We will briefly cover what is expected of academic tenure track job applicants in the interview chalk talk, and how this format is unique from the “job talk” seminar. Then, we will watch one UCSC postdoc who is currently on the job market deliver a practice chalk talk for a mock faculty search panel.

This event is part of a monthly virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some of the amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus. If you are interested in suggesting a workshop or presenting your research, please let us know at uspa@ucsc.edu.